- Feb 4 Andries Antonie Rieu, Dutch conductor (Maastricht Symphony Orchestra, 1949-80), dies at 75
- Feb 8 Denny Wright, British jazz guitarist, dies at 67
- Feb 15 William Schuman, American composer (Pulitzer Prize, 1943), and administrator (Juilliard, 1945-61; Lincoln Center, 1961-68), dies at 81
- Feb 20 Andrew Schenck, American conductor, dies of melanoma at 51
- Feb 21 Eva Jessye, American singer and choral director (Eva Jessye Choir - "Four Saints in Three Acts";"Porgy and Bess"), dies at 97
- Feb 21 Jane Pickens, American stage (Regina) and pop-harmony, singer, dies of heart failure at 83
- Feb 28 La Lupe [Guadalupe Yolí Raymond], Cuban salsa, boleros, and guarachas singer, dies of a heart attack at 53
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